Health

Genesis Health + Fitness franchise network will introduce three new sites in Western Australia, converting high-profile fitness personality Adam Bailey’s pre-existing Bailey Fitness clubs.

WA has recorded another two local cases of COVID-19 overnight, one having contracted the virus from an unknown source.

WA’s health budget has tripled during the past 15 years, but there are concerns about patient outcomes amid workforce, bureaucracy and governance pressures.

A panel to review governance in the state's health system will include the premier's former deputy chief of staff and the former head of Victorian health who resigned weeks after a hotel quarantine inquiry.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, both of which are connected to the ever-growing Cockburn Omicron cluster.

HBF’s expansion spree has rolled on apace this year, with the not-for-profit health insurer moving to acquire WA-based allied health outfit Life Ready Health Group.

WA has recorded no new local COVID cases since the return of the mask mandate overnight, but the Premier has warned Omicron is likely lingering in the community.

Osborne Park-based medical goods supplier Pacific Health Care has become the exclusive distributor of SuprCuvr, a hospital-grade disinfectant created by ASX-listed outfit Skin Elements.

Hepa filters, CO2 monitors and N95 masks should be on the list for WA businesses as they prepare for state borders to reopen, Andrew Miller says.

By the end of the month, WA will introduce the broadest COVID vaccination requirements in the nation, with the unvaccinated to be barred from pubs, gyms, gigs and entertainment venues.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as investigations into the source of yesterday’s mystery case continue.

Bethesda’s $60m Cockburn facility to grow to 75 beds.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, one of whom acquired the virus from an unknown source.

WA has recorded four new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, with the health minister warning that it was likely there had been community spread of the virus.

The state government has awarded $58 million worth of COVID-19 management contracts ahead of next month's border reopening, including to Calvary, Medibank and Western Pathology.

Western Australia has recorded three new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as Premier Mark McGowan warns those not yet vaccinated that life is about to get “very difficult”.

St John of God Health Care is seeking approval for a $247 million extension of its Subiaco hospital through the State Development Assessment Unit before the accelerated planning pathway closes.

The mask mandate implemented in the wake of the latest COVID-19 outbreak will be partially lifted from tonight, after Western Australia recorded no new local cases overnight.

Western Australia has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 overnight, a close contact of a hotel security guard believed to have contracted the virus at the Hyatt Hotel.

Five new local COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Western Australia, with hundreds now being forced to isolate after potential exposures at an event.

Fortescue Metals Group has pledged $750,000 to provide training, professional development and support for telephone crisis supporters under a three-year partnership with Lifeline WA.

Western Australia will be effectively closed to every state and territory for Christmas under plans to further strengthen border controls.

The state government has upgraded New South Wales from high risk to an extreme under its controlled border arrangements, as the number of COVID cases in the state continues to surge.

HBF has taken a 10 per cent stake in ASX-listed dentistry outfit Pacific Smiles Group, following a 10-year partnership agreement struck between the two in 2020.

Neville Owen has been appointed chair of trustees at St John of God Health Care, replacing Eva Skira.

The co-founders of S30 Studio have ambitious plans for the nightclub-style fitness service.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled against a COVID vaccination mandate applying to coal mine workers in NSW but the ruling is unlikely to have a big impact in Western Australia.

APM is acquiring physiotherapy and home care business Lifecare for $68 million, a move the newly-listed company says will expand its allied health offering and national footprint.

Exercise physiology’s status as a GST taxable service has led one WA-based professional on a 16-year hunt in search of an exemption.

WA’s vaccine mandates could cost the economy $2.9 billion in productive work, according to data from the state’s peak business body.

A $1.3 million Lotterywest grant to St John WA to install more than 1,000 public-access defibrillators has saved six lives since 2018.

GenesisCare and Icon Cancer Centre have been selected by the WA government to provide oncology services in Perth's greater metropolitan region, under a shared contract worth $21 million.